| Eu | Symbol for europium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| eu- | <prefix> A prefix meaning good, well or stable. The opposite of dys-, caco-. Origin: G. (21 Jun 2000) |
| euallele | <genetics> Genes having different nucleotide substitutions at the same position. Compare: heteroalleles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacteria | <organism> A major subdivision of the prokaryotes (includes all except Archaebacteria. most gram-positive bacteria, cyanobacteria, mycoplasmas, enterobacteria, pseudomonads and chloroplasts are Eubacteria. The cytoplasmic membrane contains ester linked lipids, there is peptidoglycan in the cell wall (if present) and no introns have been discovered. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Eubacteriales | An obsolete name for an order of bacteria which contained simple, undifferentiated, rigid cells which were either spheres or straight rods. It contained motile (peritrichous) and nonmotile, Gram-negative and Gram-positive, and sporeforming and nonsporeforming species. The order contained 13 families: Achromobacteriaceae, Azotobacteriaceae, Bacillaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Brevibacteriaceae, Brucellaceae, Corynebacteriaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Micrococcaceae, Neisseriaceae, Propionibacteriaceae, and Rhizobacteriaceae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eubacterium | <bacteria> A genus of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria found in cavities of man and animals, animal and plant products, infections of soft tissue, and soil. Some species may be pathogenic. No endospores are produced. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Eubacterium aerofaciens | <bacteria> A species infrequently found in human intestines; pathogenic for mice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium biforme | <bacteria> A species that occurs infrequently in human intestines; pathogenic for rabbits but not for mice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium combesi | <bacteria> A species from forest soil found in an area then called French West Africa; it is not pathogenic for guinea pigs or mice. Formerly called Cillobacterium combesi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium contortum | <bacteria> A species found in cases of putrid, gangrenous appendicitis and in the intestines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium crispatum | <bacteria> Former name for Lactobacillus crispatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium disciformans | <bacteria> A species found in cases of fetid suppurations in empyema, pulmonary gangrene, liver abscess, and dermatosis; occurs commonly in the respiratory system, the liver, and the skin; pathogenic for man, rabbits, guinea pigs, and mice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium ethylicum | A species found in a case of gastritis; occurs infrequently in the human stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium filamentosum | Former name for Clostridium ramosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eubacterium lentum | A species occurring commonly in the faeces of normal persons. (05 Mar 2000) |